Segments From This Episode

• One city, many changes: A reporter’s return trip to Zigong

  by Rob Schmitz

  In 1996, Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz moved to rural Sichuan Province for two years to teach English as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He says the city of Zigong has changed a lot since then.

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• Ding! You are now free to use your tablets during takeoff

  by Adriene Hill

  The FAA is allowing airline passengers to use some mobile devices during takeoff and landing. NOT cellphones.

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• We are the great and powerful USA. Ignore the dysfunction behind the curtain

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  A conference in Washington kicks off to convince investors from across the world that the U.S. is an attractive place to invest.

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• The economy is getting better? I quit!

  by Sally Herships

  A report out today shows more people are quitting their jobs.

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• Disappearing jobs: Letterpress operator (video)

  by Kai Ryssdal

  In our Disappearing Jobs series, we take a trip through a letterpress company.

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• What scares the folks over on Wall Street?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  As if Wall Street wasn't scary enough.

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• The part of Silicon Valley that can’t happen online

  by Queena Kim

  Techies may be trying to move our entire lives online, but when it comes to doing business, they're strictly old school.

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• Have corporate and government leaders lost accountability?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  It's easy to say "sorry" after a big corporate or government mistake.

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